Rest in Peace Lonesome George - the last of the Pinta Island giant tortoises, who died this week aged around 100. This is my tribute, drawn in carbon pencil. There is apparently a small chance that there may be one more Pinta Island tortoise still living - I found the story confusing but hopeful; we shall have to wait and see. Species do die out, but it's a shame poor old George couldn't have been persuaded to perpetuate his genes - perhaps he was even older than they thought he was, and just couldn't face the effort....
Well, I'm sure that resonates with many of us .......
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Goodbye, George. i find the vaunted statistic that "99% of all species who have lived are now extinct" of little comfort.
ReplyDeleteAs also i find the sentiment from Hamlet's mom: "all who have lived must die, so get over it, Son." Or words to that effect. Thanks for the poignant pencil drawing. --------Troika